Clinical Evaluation and Analysis of Total Laryngectomy

Total laryngectomy.

Total laryngectomy since it was first performed more than a century ago has undergone numerous modifications with increasing attention to voice restoration. Function preservation has also been achieved by voice sparing surgical procedures, and organ preservation strategies with chemoradiotherapy for laryngeal carcinoma. However, total laryngectomy remains the standard of care for very advanced ...

Total laryngectomy.

Total laryngectomy.

Complications of Total Laryngectomy

Objective: To find out various complications after total laryngectomy, with reference to their presentation, diagnosis, and management. Design: It was a prospective descriptive study. Setting: Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery department, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Islamabad, from 1st July 1999 to 31st June 2001. Patients and Methods: 25 patients undergoing total laryngectomy fo...

Clinical outcomes of total laryngectomy for laryngeal carcinoma.

BACKGROUND Controversy exists as to the management of advanced laryngeal carcinoma. In general primary radical surgery is favoured. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical outcome of patients having total laryngectomy for cancer of larynx. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study was a retrospective case note review and questionnaires were used for evaluating voice handicap. The...